Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor#2020s

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{{Infobox award

| name = Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

| image = ARealPainBFILFF131024 (82 of 138) (54065186044) (cropped) (cropped).jpg

| image_upright =

| caption = The 2025 recipient: Kieran Culkin

| awarded_for = Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

| presenter = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

| country = United States

| year = {{start date and age|1937|3|4}} (for films released in 1936)

| holder_label = Most recent winner

| holder = Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain (2024)

| most_awards = Walter Brennan (3)

| most_nominations = Walter Brennan, Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Claude Rains, and Mark Ruffalo (4)

| website = {{url|oscars.org}}

}}

The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 9th Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Supporting Actress winner. However, in recent years, it has shifted towards being presented by previous years’ Best Supporting Actor winners instead. In lieu of the traditional Oscar statuette, supporting acting recipients were given plaques up until the 16th Academy Awards,{{harvnb|Kinn|Piazza|2014|p=39-67}} when statuettes were awarded to each category instead.{{cite news |last=Dirks |first=Tim |title=1943 Academy Awards Winners and History |work=Filmsite |publisher=Rainbow Media |url=http://www.filmsite.org/aa43.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716193955/http://www.filmsite.org/aa43.html |archive-date=July 16, 2016}}

The Best Supporting Actor award has been presented a total of 89 times, to 80 actors. The first winner was Walter Brennan for his role in Come and Get It (1936). The most recent winner is Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain (2024).{{cite news |title=Rule One: Award Definitions |page=1 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |url=http://www.oscars.org/sites/default/files/87aa_rules.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=August 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021054540/http://www.oscars.org/sites/default/files/87aa_rules.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2014}} The record for most wins is three, held by Brennan–who won every other year within a succession of the first five years. Seven other actors have won twice. Brennan is also tied for receiving the most nominations in the category (with four altogether) along with Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Claude Rains, and Mark Ruffalo. For his performance in The Dark Knight (2008), Heath Ledger became the first actor to win posthumously in this category—and second overall. Christopher Plummer is the oldest actor to receive a nomination in any category at age 88, for All the Money in the World (2017).

Nominations process

Nominees are currently determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy.{{cite news |title=Rule Six: Special Rules for the Acting Awards |page=8-7 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |url=http://www.oscars.org/sites/default/files/87aa_rules.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=August 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021054540/http://www.oscars.org/sites/default/files/87aa_rules.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2014}}

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| image1 = Walter brennan real mccoys 1958 (squared).JPG

| caption1 = Walter Brennan was the inaugural winner, thrice over, for: Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), and The Westerner (1940).

| image2 = Joseph Schildkraut 1953 (cropped).jpg

| caption2 = Joseph Schildkraut won for The Life of Émile Zola (1937).

| image3 = Thomas Mitchell 1953 (cropped).JPG

| caption3 = Thomas Mitchell won for Stagecoach (1939); first male to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting".

| image4 = Donald Crisp (1937) vintage photo (cropped).jpg

| caption4 = Donald Crisp won for How Green Was My Valley (1941).

| image5 = Heflin, Van (cropped).jpg

| caption5 = Van Heflin won for Johnny Eager (1942).

| image6 = Charles Coburn in 1939 (studio portrait by Ernest Bachrach for RKO Pictures) (cropped).jpg

| caption6 = Charles Coburn won for The More the Merrier (1943).

| image7 = Naked City (Barry Fitzgerald publicity photo) (cropped).jpg

| caption7 = Barry Fitzgerald won for Going My Way (1944); only actor nommed in both lead + supporting for the same performance.

| image8 = James Dunn pg1036 (cropped).jpg

| caption8 = James Dunn won for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945).

| image9 = Harold Russell still.jpg

| caption9 = Harold Russell won for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); w/ an Honorary bonus, became only person to earn two Oscars for the same role.

| image10 = Edmund Gwenn 1953 (cropped).jpg

| caption10 = Edmund Gwenn won for Miracle on 34th Street (1947).

| image11 = Walter Huston - 1950 (cropped).jpg

| caption11 = Walter Huston won for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

| image12 = DJagger,Valley of the Sun (1942) (cropped).jpg

| caption12 = Dean Jagger won for Twelve O'Clock High (1949).

| image13 = George Sanders Hangover Square Still (cropped).jpg

| caption13 = George Sanders won for All About Eve (1950).

| image14 = Karl Malden - autographed (cropped).jpg

| caption14 = Karl Malden won for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).

| image15 = Anthony Quinn uusigned (cropped).JPG

| caption15 = Anthony Quinn won twice, for Viva Zapata! (1952) and Lust for Life (1956); first Latino to win in this category.

| image16 = Frank Sinatra by Gottlieb c1947- 2 (cropped).jpg

| caption16 = Frank Sinatra won for From Here to Eternity (1953).

| image17 = Edmond O'Brien, The Star & the Story - "Dark Stranger" (TV, 1955) (cropped).png

| caption17 = Edmond O'Brien won for The Barefoot Contessa (1954).

| image18 = Jack Lemmon - 1968 (squared-trim).jpg

| caption18 = Jack Lemmon won for Mister Roberts (1955).

| image19 = Red Buttons 1953 (cropped).jpg

| caption19 = Red Buttons won for Sayonara (1957).

| image20 = Burl Ives - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 press photo) (cropped).png

| caption20 = Burl Ives won for The Big Country (1958).

| image21 = Hugh griffith publicity photo (cropped).jpg

| caption21 = Hugh Griffith won for Ben-Hur (1959).

| image22 = Aankomst Charlie Chaplin ,, Peter Ustinov -Bestanddeelnr 917-8961 (cropped).jpg

| caption22 = Peter Ustinov won twice, for Spartacus (1960) and Topkapi (1964).

| image23 = Chakiris "Diamond Head" (1962) promo squared crop.jpg

| caption23 = George Chakiris won for West Side Story (1961).

| image24 = Ed Begley 1958 (cropped).jpg

| caption24 = Ed Begley Sr. won for Sweet Bird of Youth (1962).

| image25 = Melvyn Douglas vintage 1940s studio portrait (cropped).jpg

| caption25 = Melvyn Douglas won twice, for Hud (1963) and Being There (1979).

| image26 = Balsam Confessione di un commissario (cropped).png

| caption26 = Martin Balsam won for A Thousand Clowns (1965).

| image27 = Walter Matthau - 1952 (cropped).jpg

| caption27 = Walter Matthau won for The Fortune Cookie (1966).

| image28 = Anne Schedeen and George Kennedy (1979) (cropped).jpg

| caption28 = George Kennedy won for Cool Hand Luke (1967).

| image29 = Jack Albertson on the set of "Chico and the Man" (1974) (cropped).jpg

| caption29 = Jack Albertson won for The Subject Was Roses (1968).

| image30 = Gig Young - 1953 (cropped).jpg

| caption30 = Gig Young won for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).

| image31 = Vintage photo of John Mills circa 1958; I Was Monty's Double (cropped).jpg

| caption31 = John Mills won for Ryan's Daughter (1970); first winner using BSL.

| image32 = WagonMaster-JohnsonCareyPublicity (square-trim).jpg

| caption32 = Ben Johnson won for The Last Picture Show (1971); this category's shortest winning performance, at 9m54s.

| image33 = Joel Grey and Jim (2077580223) (cropped).jpg

| caption33 = Joel Grey won for Cabaret (1972).

| image34 = John Houseman 2 (cropped).jpg

| caption34 = John Houseman won for The Paper Chase (1973).

| image35 = Robert De Niro 2 by David Shankbone (cropped).jpg

| caption35 = Robert De Niro won for The Godfather Part II (1974); first non-English dialogue role (Italian) in this category to win.

| image36 = George Burns 1961 (cropped).JPG

| caption36 = George Burns won for The Sunshine Boys (1975).

| image37 = Jason Robards 1956 Obie Awards (squared-trim).jpg

| caption37 = Jason Robards Jr. won twice consecutively—for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977).

| image38 = ChristopherWalkenFeb08 (cropped).jpg

| caption38 = Christopher Walken won for The Deer Hunter (1978).

| image39 = TimothyHutton08TIFF (squared-trim).jpg

| caption39 = Timothy Hutton won for Ordinary People (1980); this category's youngest winner, at age 20.

| image40 = John Gielgud - 1953 (cropped).jpg

| caption40 = John Gielgud won for Arthur (1981); first out LGBTQ+ winner in this category.

| image41 = Louis Gossett Jr Maryland 2021 Pt.2 (cropped).jpg

| caption41 = Louis Gossett Jr. won for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982); first black winner for this category.

| image42 = Jack Nicholson - 1971 Golden Globes (cropped).jpg

| caption42 = Jack Nicholson won for Terms of Endearment (1983).

| image43 = Haing S. Ngor, 1986 (cropped).jpg

| caption43 = Haing S. Ngor won for The Killing Fields (1984); first Asian to win in the category.

| image44 = Don Ameche 03 (cropped).jpg

| caption44 = Don Ameche won for Cocoon (1985).

| image45 = Michael Caine - Viennale 2012 e (cropped).jpg

| caption45 = Michael Caine won twice, for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and The Cider House Rules (1999).

| image46 = Sean Connery as James Bond at Switzerland 1964 (sqtrim).jpg

| caption46 = Sean Connery won for The Untouchables (1987).

| image47 = SBIFF'12'SBCLICK KevKline (6772842781) sq-trim.jpg

| caption47 = Kevin Kline won for A Fish Called Wanda (1988).

| image48 = Denzel Washington (cropped).jpeg

| caption48 = Denzel Washington won for Glory (1989).

| image49 = JoePesci-2009 (cropped).jpg

| caption49 = Joe Pesci won for GoodFellas (1990).

| image50 = Jack Palance - 1954 (cropped).jpg

| caption50 = Jack Palance won for City Slickers (1991).

| image51 = GeneHackmanJun2108.jpg

| caption51 = Gene Hackman won for Unforgiven (1992).

| image52 = Tommy Lee Jones Cannes (cropped).jpg

| caption52 = Tommy Lee Jones won for The Fugitive (1993).

| image53 = Martin Landau 2010 (cropped).jpg

| caption53 = Martin Landau won for Ed Wood (1994).

| image54 = Kevin Spacey (48171134437) (sq-trim).jpg

| caption54 = Kevin Spacey won for The Usual Suspects (1995).

| image55 = CubaGoodingJr (cropped).jpg

| caption55 = Cuba Gooding Jr. won for Jerry Maguire (1996).

| image56 = Robin Williams Happy Feet premiere (cropped).jpg

| caption56 = Robin Williams won for Good Will Hunting (1997).

| image57 = James Coburn The Californians 1959 (cropped).JPG

| caption57 = James Coburn won for Affliction (1998).

| image58 = Benicio Del Toro - GOTG2 premiere - July 2014 (sq-trim).jpg

| caption58 = Benicio del Toro won for Traffic (2000); first Spanish-language performance to win.

| image59 = Jim Broadbent 2012 (cropped).jpg

| caption59 = Jim Broadbent won for Iris (2001).

| image60 = Chris Cooper '09 Tribeca Film Festival (sq-trim).jpg

| caption60 = Chris Cooper won for Adaptation. (2002).

| image61 = TimRobbins08TIFF (cropped).jpg

| caption61 = Tim Robbins won for Mystic River (2003).

| image62 = Morgan Freeman, 2006 (sq-trim).jpg

| caption62 = Morgan Freeman won for Million Dollar Baby (2004).

| image63 = George Clooney-4 The Men Who Stare at Goats TIFF09 (cropped) (cropped).jpg

| caption63 = George Clooney won for Syriana (2005).

| image64 = AlanArkinTIFFSept2012(cropped).jpg

| caption64 = Alan Arkin won for Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

| image65 = Javier Bardem 2011 AA (cropped).jpg

| caption65 = Javier Bardem won for No Country for Old Men (2007).

| image66 = Heath Ledger (2) (cropped).jpg

| caption66 = Heath Ledger won for The Dark Knight (2008); category's first posthumous win, + the first ever for a comic book role.

| image67 = ChristophWaltz82AAMar10 (sq-trim).jpg

| caption67 = Christoph Waltz won twice, for Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Django Unchained (2012).

| image68 = Christian Bale Public Enemies - LA'09 (sq-trim).jpg

| caption68 = Christian Bale won for The Fighter (2010).

| image69 = ChristopherPlummer07TIFF (cropped).jpg

| caption69 = Christopher Plummer won for Beginners (2011); this category's oldest winner, at age 82.

| image70 = Jared Leto by Gage Skidmore.jpg

| caption70 = Jared Leto won for Dallas Buyers Club (2013).

| image71 = JK Simmons with Josh Wood (sq-trim).JPG

| caption71 = J. K. Simmons won for Whiplash (2014).

| image72 = Mark Rylance (40194937591) (cropped).jpg

| caption72 = Mark Rylance won for Bridge of Spies (2015).

| image73 = Mahershala Ali by Gage Skidmore (sqtrim).jpg

| caption73 = Mahershala Ali won twice, for Moonlight (2016) and Green Book (2018).

| image74 = Sam Rockwell (8279227257) (cropped).jpg

| caption74 = Sam Rockwell won for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

| image75 = Squared-trim Brad Pitt Cannes (cropped).jpg

| caption75 = Brad Pitt won for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).

| image76 = Daniel Kaluuya (2017) (cropped).jpg

| caption76 = Daniel Kaluuya won for Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).

| image77 = Troy kotsur 2022 1 (squared-trim).jpg

| caption77 = Troy Kotsur won for CODA (2021); first deaf male win.

| image78 = Ke Huy Quan (43865682592).jpg

| caption78 = Ke Huy Quan won for Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022).

| image79 = Robert Downey, Jr. 2012 (cropped).jpg

| caption79 = Robert Downey Jr. won for Oppenheimer (2023).

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Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County; the ceremonies are always held the following year.{{harvnb|Crouse|2005|p=257}} For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months, from August 1 to July 31.{{harvnb|Levy|2003|p=52}} For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

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|+ Table key

scope="row" style="text-align:center" style="background:#FAEB86;" | ‡

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | Indicates the winner

scope="row" style="text-align:center" style="background:#FAEB86;" | †

| style="background:#FAEB86;" | Indicates a posthumous winner

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| †

| Indicates a posthumous nominee

scope="row" style="text-align:center"| §

| Indicates actor who refused the nomination

=1930s=

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! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1936
(9th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Brennan|Walter Brennan}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Bostrom|Swan Bostrom}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Come and Get It

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1937|title=The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702160200/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1937|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}

{{sort|Auer|Mischa Auer}}

| Carlo

| My Man Godfrey

{{sort|Erwin|Stuart Erwin}}

| {{sort|Dodd|Amos Dodd}}

| Pigskin Parade

{{sort|Rathbone|Basil Rathbone}}

| Tybalt

| Romeo and Juliet

{{sort|Tamiroff|Akim Tamiroff}}

| {{sort|Yang|General Yang}}

| {{sort|General|The General Died at Dawn}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1937
(10th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Schildkraut|Joseph Schildkraut}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Dreyfus|Captain Alfred Dreyfus}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Life|The Life of Emile Zola}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1938|title=The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321113206/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1938|archive-date=March 21, 2016}}

{{sort|Bellamy|Ralph Bellamy}}

| {{sort|Leeson|Dan Leeson}}

| {{sort|Awful|The Awful Truth}}

{{sort|Mitchell|Thomas Mitchell}}

| {{sort|Kersaint|Dr. Kersaint}}

| {{sort|Hurricane|The Hurricane}}

{{sort|Warner|H. B. Warner}}

| Chang

| Lost Horizon

{{sort|Young|Roland Young}}

| {{sort|Topper|Cosmo Topper}}

| Topper

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1938
(11th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Brennan|Walter Brennan}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Goodwin|Peter Goodwin}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Kentucky

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1939|title=The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702160206/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1939|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}

{{sort|Garfield|John Garfield}}

| {{sort|Borden|Mickey Borden}}

| Four Daughters

{{sort|Lockhart|Gene Lockhart}}

| Regis

| Algiers

{{sort|Morley|Robert Morley}}

| {{sort|Louis|King Louis XVI}}

| Marie Antoinette

{{sort|Rathbone|Basil Rathbone}}

| {{sort|Louis|King Louis XI}}

| If I Were King

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1939
(12th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Mitchell|Thomas Mitchell}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Boone|Dr. Josiah Boone}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Stagecoach

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1940|title=The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128185131/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1940|archive-date=January 28, 2017}}

{{sort|Aherne|Brian Aherne}}

| {{sort|Habsburg|Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg}}

| Juarez

{{sort|Carey|Harry Carey Sr.}}

| President of the Senate

| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

{{sort|Donlevy|Brian Donlevy}}

| {{sort|Markoff|Sgt. Markoff}}

| Beau Geste

{{sort|Rains|Claude Rains}}

| {{sort|Paine|Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine}}

| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

=1940s=

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! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1940
(13th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Brennan|Walter Brennan}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Bean|Judge Roy Bean}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Westerner|The Westerner}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1941|title=The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321220635/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1941|archive-date=March 21, 2016}}

{{sort|Bassermann|Albert Bassermann}}

| {{sort|Meer|Van Meer}}

| Foreign Correspondent

{{sort|Gargan|William Gargan}}

| Joe

| They Knew What They Wanted

{{sort|Oakie|Jack Oakie}}

| {{sort|Napaloni|Benzino Napaloni (Dictator of Bacteria)}}

| {{sort|Great|The Great Dictator}}

{{sort|Stephenson|James Stephenson}}

| {{sort|Joyce|Howard Joyce}}

| {{sort|Letter|The Letter}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1941
(14th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Crisp|Donald Crisp}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Morgan|Gwilym Morgan}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | How Green Was My Valley

| rowspan=5| {{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1942|title=The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners|newspaper=Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003256/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1942|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Brennan|Walter Brennan}}

| {{sort|Pile|Pastor Rosier Pile}}

| Sergeant York

{{sort|Coburn|Charles Coburn}}

| {{sort|Merrick|John P. Merrick}}

| {{sort|Devil|The Devil and Miss Jones}}

{{sort|Gleason|James Gleason}}

| {{sort|Corkle|Max Corkle}}

| Here Comes Mr. Jordan

{{sort|Greenstreet|Sydney Greenstreet}}

| {{sort|Gutman|Kasper Gutman}}

| {{sort|Maltese|The Maltese Falcon}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1942
(15th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Heflin|Van Heflin}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Hartnett|Jeff Hartnett}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Johnny Eager

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1943|title=The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093739/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/15th-winners.html|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}

{{sort|Bendix|William Bendix}}

| {{sort|Randall|Pvt. Aloysius "Smacksie" Randall}}

| Wake Island

{{sort|Huston|Walter Huston}}

| {{sort|Cohan|Jerry Cohan}}

| Yankee Doodle Dandy

{{sort|Morgan|Frank Morgan}}

| {{sort|Pirate|The Pirate}}

| Tortilla Flat

{{sort|Travers|Henry Travers}}

| {{sort|Ballard|James Ballard}}

| Mrs. Miniver

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1943
(16th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Coburn|Charles Coburn}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Dingle|Benjamin Dingle}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|More|The More the Merrier}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1944|title=The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321095215/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1944|archive-date=March 21, 2016}}

{{sort|Bickford|Charles Bickford}}

| {{sort|Peyramale|Father Peyramale}}

| {{sort|Song|The Song of Bernadette}}

{{sort|Naish|J. Carrol Naish}}

| Giuseppe

| Sahara

{{sort|Rains|Claude Rains}}

| {{sort|Renault|Capt. Louis Renault}}

| Casablanca

{{sort|Tamiroff|Akim Tamiroff}}

| Pablo

| For Whom the Bell Tolls

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1944
(17th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fitzgerald|Barry Fitzgerald}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fitzgibbon|Father Fitzgibbon}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Going My Way{{efn|name=Fitzgerald|Due to category confusion, Barry Fitzgerald received nominations in both lead actor and supporting for this same role, winning the latter award. To prevent this from occurring in the future, the Academy revised its rules so that if ever a single actor/actress was submitted in both categories for the same performance, they would only get nominated for whichever one had the higher overall percentage within that respective category.{{cite web |last1=Mosley |first1=Matthew |title=This Was the Only Time an Actor Was Oscar-Nominated in Two Categories for the Same Film |url=https://collider.com/barry-fitzgerald-going-my-way-oscar-nominations/#:~:text=Crosby%20may%20have%20played%20the,Paramount%20in%20an%20awkward%20spot. |website=Collider |access-date=17 August 2023 |language=En-US |date=18 July 2023 |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816053710/https://collider.com/barry-fitzgerald-going-my-way-oscar-nominations/#:~:text=Crosby%20may%20have%20played%20the,Paramount%20in%20an%20awkward%20spot. |url-status=live }}}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945|title=The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702160225/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}

{{sort|Cronyn|Hume Cronyn}}

| {{sort|Roeder|Paul Roeder}}

| {{sort|Seventh|The Seventh Cross}}

{{sort|Rains|Claude Rains}}

| {{sort|Skeffington|Job Skeffington}}

| Mr. Skeffington

{{sort|Webb|Clifton Webb}}

| {{sort|Lydecker|Waldo Lydecker}}

| Laura

{{sort|Woolley|Monty Woolley}}

| {{sort|Smollett|Colonel William G. Smollett}}

| Since You Went Away

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1945
(18th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Dunn|James Dunn}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Nolan|Johnny Nolan}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Tree|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1946|title=The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003401/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1946|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Chekhov|Michael Chekhov}}

| {{sort|Brulov|Dr. Alexander "Alex" Brulov}}

| Spellbound

{{sort|Dall|John Dall}}

| {{sort|Evans|Morgan Evans}}

| {{sort|Corn|The Corn Is Green}}

{{sort|Mitchum|Robert Mitchum}}

| {{sort|Walker|Lt. Capt. Bill Walker}}

| {{sort|Story|The Story of G.I. Joe}}

{{sort|Naish|J. Carrol Naish}}

| {{sort|Martin|Charley Martin}}

| {{sort|Medal|A Medal for Benny}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1946
(19th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Russell|Harold Russell}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Parrish|Homer Parrish}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Best|The Best Years of Our Lives}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947|title=The 19th Academy Awards (1947) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003414/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Coburn|Charles Coburn}}

| {{sort|Gow|Alexander Gow}}

| {{sort|Green|The Green Years}}

{{sort|Demarest|William Demarest}}

| {{sort|Martin|Steve Martin}}

| {{sort|Jolson|The Jolson Story}}

{{sort|Rains|Claude Rains}}

| {{sort|Sebastian|Alexander Sebastian}}

| Notorious

{{sort|Webb|Clifton Webb}}

| {{sort|Templeton|Elliott Templeton}}

| {{sort|Razor|The Razor's Edge}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1947
(20th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Gwenn|Edmund Gwenn}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kringle|Kris Kringle}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Miracle on 34th Street

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1948|title=The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702160236/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1948|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}

{{sort|Bickford|Charles Bickford}}

| {{sort|Clancy|Joseph Clancy}}

| {{sort|Farmer|The Farmer's Daughter}}

{{sort|Gomez|Thomas Gomez}}

| Pancho

| Ride the Pink Horse

{{sort|Ryan|Robert Ryan}}

| Montgomery

| Crossfire

{{sort|Widmark|Richard Widmark}}

| {{sort|Udo|Tommy Udo}}

| Kiss of Death

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1948
(21st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Huston|Walter Huston}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Howard

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Treasure|The Treasure of the Sierra Madre}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1949|title=The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111072021/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1949|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}

{{sort|Bickford|Charles Bickford}}

| {{sort|McDonald|Black McDonald}}

| Johnny Belinda

{{sort|Ferrer|José Ferrer}}

| {{sort|Dauphin|The DauphinCharles VII, later King of France}}

| Joan of Arc

{{sort|Homolka|Oskar Homolka}}

| {{sort|Halverson|Uncle Chris Halverson}}

| I Remember Mama

{{sort|Kellaway|Cecil Kellaway}}

| Horace (A Leprechaun)

| {{sort|Luck|The Luck of the Irish}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1949
(22nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Jagger|Dean Jagger}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Stovall|Major Harvey Stovall}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Twelve O'Clock High

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1950|title=The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402002854/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1950|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Ireland|John Ireland}}

| {{sort|Burden|Jack Burden}}

| All the King's Men

{{sort|Kennedy|Arthur Kennedy}}

| {{sort|Kelly|Connie Kelly}}

| Champion

{{sort|Richardson|Ralph Richardson}}

| {{sort|Sloper|Dr. Austin Sloper}}

| {{sort|Heiress|The Heiress}}

{{sort|Whitmore|James Whitmore}}

| {{sort|Kinnie|Sgt. Kinnie}}

| Battleground

=1950s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1950
(23rd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Sanders|George Sanders}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|DeWitt|Addison DeWitt}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | All About Eve

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1951|title=The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128185155/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1951|archive-date=January 28, 2017}}

{{sort|Chandler|Jeff Chandler}}

| Cochise

| Broken Arrow

{{sort|Gwenn|Edmund Gwenn}}

| {{sort|Miller|"Skipper" Miller}}

| Mister 880

{{sort|Jaffe|Sam Jaffe}}

| {{sort|Riedenchneider|Dr. Erwin Riedenschneider}}

| {{sort|Asphalt|The Asphalt Jungle}}

{{sort|von Stroheim|Erich von Stroheim}}

| {{sort|von Meyerling|Max von Meyerling}}

| Sunset Boulevard

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1951
(24th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Malden|Karl Malden}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Mitchell|Harold "Mitch" Mitchell}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Streetcar|A Streetcar Named Desire}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952|title=The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003505/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Genn|Leo Genn}}

| Petronius

| Quo Vadis

{{sort|McCarthy|Kevin McCarthy}}

| {{sort|Loman|Biff Loman}}

| Death of a Salesman

{{sort|Ustinov|Peter Ustinov}}

| Nero

| Quo Vadis

{{sort|Young|Gig Young}}

| {{sort|Copeland|Boyd Copeland}}

| Come Fill the Cup

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1952
(25th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Quinn|Anthony Quinn}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Zapata|Eufemio Zapata}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Viva Zapata!

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1953|title=The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111074417/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1953|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}

{{sort|Burton|Richard Burton}}

| {{sort|Ashley|Philip Ashley}}

| My Cousin Rachel

{{sort|Hunnicutt|Arthur Hunnicutt}}

| {{sort|Calloway|Zeb Calloway}}
Narrator

| {{sort|Big|The Big Sky}}

{{sort|McLaglen|Victor McLaglen}}

| {{sort|Danaher|Will "Red" Danaher}}

| {{sort|Quiet|The Quiet Man}}

{{sort|Palance|Jack Palance}}

| {{sort|Blaine|Lester Blaine}}

| Sudden Fear

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1953
(26th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Sinatra|Frank Sinatra}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Maggio|Pvt. Angelo Maggio}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | From Here to Eternity

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954|title=The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003527/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Albert|Eddie Albert}}

| {{sort|Radovich|Irving Radovich}}

| Roman Holiday

{{sort|deWilde|Brandon deWilde}}

| {{sort|Starrett|Joey Starrett}}

| rowspan="2" | Shane

{{sort|Palance|Jack Palance}}

| {{sort|Wilson|Jack Wilson}}

{{sort|Strauss|Robert Strauss}}

| {{sort|Kasava|Sgt. Stanislas "Animal" Kasava}}

| Stalag 17

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1954
(27th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|O'Brien|Edmond O'Brien}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Muldoon|Oscar Muldoon}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Barefoot|The Barefoot Contessa}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1955|title=The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220053716/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1955|archive-date=December 20, 2014}}

{{sort|Cobb|Lee J. Cobb}}

| {{sort|Friendly|Johnny Friendly}}

| rowspan=3 | On the Waterfront

{{sort|Malden|Karl Malden}}

| {{sort|Barry|Father Barry}}

{{sort|Steiger|Rod Steiger}}

| {{sort|Malloy|Charley "The Gent" Malloy}}

{{sort|Tully|Tom Tully}}

| {{sort|DeVriess|Commander DeVriess}}

| {{sort|Caine|The Caine Mutiny}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1955
(28th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Lemmon|Jack Lemmon}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Pulver|Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Mister Roberts

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1956|title=The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111073646/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1956|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}

{{sort|Kennedy|Arthur Kennedy}}

| {{sort|Castle|Barney Castle}}

| Trial

{{sort|Mantell|Joe Mantell}}

| Angie

| Marty

{{sort|Mineo|Sal Mineo}}

| {{sort|Crawford|John "Plato" Crawford}}

| Rebel Without a Cause

{{sort|O'Connell|Arthur O'Connell}}

| {{sort|Bevans|Howard Bevans}}

| Picnic

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1956
(29th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Quinn|Anthony Quinn}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Gauguin|Paul Gauguin}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Lust for Life

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957|title=The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003615/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Murray|Don Murray}}

| {{sort|Decker|Beauregard "Bo" Decker}}

| Bus Stop

{{sort|Perkins|Anthony Perkins}}

| {{sort|Birdwell|Josh Birdwell}}

| Friendly Persuasion

{{sort|Rooney|Mickey Rooney}}

| Dooley

| {{sort|Bold|The Bold and the Brave}}

{{sort|Stack|Robert Stack}}

| {{sort|Hadley|Kyle Hadley}}

| Written on the Wind

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1957
(30th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Buttons|Red Buttons}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kelly|Airman Joe Kelly}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Sayonara

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958|title=The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003629/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|De Sica|Vittorio De Sica}}

| {{sort|Rinaldi|Major Alessandro Rinaldi}}

| {{sort|Farewell|A Farewell to Arms}}

{{sort|Hayakawa|Sessue Hayakawa}}

| {{sort|Saito|Colonel Saito}}

| {{sort|Bridge|The Bridge on the River Kwai}}

{{sort|Kennedy|Arthur Kennedy}}

| {{sort|Cross|Lucas Cross}}

| rowspan="2" | Peyton Place

{{sort|Tamblyn|Russ Tamblyn}}

| {{sort|Page|Norman Page}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1958
(31st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ives|Burl Ives}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Hannassey|Rufus Hannassey}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Big|The Big Country}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1959|title=The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003640/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1959|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Bikel|Theodore Bikel}}

| {{sort|Muller|Sheriff Max Muller}}

| {{sort|Defiant|The Defiant Ones}}

{{sort|Cobb|Lee J. Cobb}}

| {{sort|Karamazov|Fyodor Karamazov}}

| {{sort|Brothers|The Brothers Karamazov}}

{{sort|Kennedy|Arthur Kennedy}}

| {{sort|Hirsh|Frank Hirsh}}

| Some Came Running

{{sort|Young|Gig Young}}

| {{sort|Pine|Dr. Hugo Pine}}

| Teacher's Pet

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1959
(32nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Griffith|Hugh Griffith}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ilderim|Sheik Ilderim}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Ben-Hur

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1960|title=The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908182807/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1960|archive-date=September 8, 2016}}

{{sort|O'Connell|Arthur O'Connell}}

| {{sort|McCarthy|Parnell Emmett McCarthy}}

| rowspan=2 | Anatomy of a Murder

{{sort|Scott|George C. Scott}}

| {{sort|Dancer|Asst. State Atty. Gen. Claude Dancer}}

{{sort|Vaughn|Robert Vaughn}}

| {{sort|Gwynn|Chester "Chet" Gwynn}}

| {{sort|Young|The Young Philadelphians}}

{{sort|Wynn|Ed Wynn}}

| {{sort|Dussell|Albert Dussell}}

| {{sort|Diary|The Diary of Anne Frank}}

=1960s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1960
(33rd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ustinov|Peter Ustinov}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Batiatus|Lentulus Batiatus}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Spartacus

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1961|title=The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003651/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1961|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Falk|Peter Falk}}

| {{sort|Reles|Abe "Kid Twist" Reles}}

| Murder, Inc.

{{sort|Kruschen|Jack Kruschen}}

| {{sort|Dreyfuss|Dr. David Dreyfuss}}

| {{sort|Apartment|The Apartment}}

{{sort|Mineo|Sal Mineo}}

| {{sort|Landau|Dov Landau}}

| Exodus

{{sort|Wills|Chill Wills}}

| Beekeeper

| {{sort|Alamo|The Alamo}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1961
(34th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Chakiris|George Chakiris}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Nuñez|Bernardo Nuñez}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | West Side Story

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1962|title=The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003704/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1962|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Clift|Montgomery Clift}}

| {{sort|Petersen|Rudolph Petersen}}

| Judgment at Nuremberg

{{sort|Falk|Peter Falk}}

| {{sort|Boy|Joy Boy}}

| Pocketful of Miracles

{{sort|Gleason|Jackie Gleason}}

| {{sort|Fats|Minnesota Fats}}

| rowspan="2" | {{sort|Hustler|The Hustler}}

{{sort|Scott|George C. Scott}}{{efn|name=Scott|George C. Scott refused his nomination.{{harvnb|Kinn|Piazza|2014|p=183}}}} §

| {{sort|Gordon|Bert Gordon}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1962
(35th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Begley|Ed Begley}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Finley|Tom "Boss" Finley}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Sweet Bird of Youth

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1963|title=The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702160340/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1963|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}

{{sort|Buono|Victor Buono}}

| {{sort|Flagg|Edwin Flagg}}

| What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

{{sort|Savalas|Telly Savalas}}

| {{sort|Gomez|Feto Gomez}}

| Birdman of Alcatraz

{{sort|Sharif|Omar Sharif}}

| {{sort|Ali|Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish}}

| Lawrence of Arabia

{{sort|Stamp|Terence Stamp}}

| {{sort|Budd|Billy Budd}}

| Billy Budd

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1963
(36th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Douglas|Melvyn Douglas}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Bannon|Homer Bannon}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Hud

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964|title=The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003742/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Adams|Nick Adams}}

| {{sort|Brown|Ben Brown}}

| Twilight of Honor

{{sort|Darin|Bobby Darin}}

| {{sort|Tompkins|Corporal Jim Tompkins}}

| Captain Newman, M.D.

{{sort|Griffith|Hugh Griffith}}

| {{sort|Western|Squire Western}}

| Tom Jones

{{sort|Huston|John Huston}}

| {{sort|Glennon|Cardinal Glennon}}

| {{sort|Cardinal|The Cardinal}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1964
(37th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ustinov|Peter Ustinov}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Simpson|Arthur Simon Simpson}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Topkapi

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1965|title=The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003759/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1965|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Gielgud|John Gielgud}}

| King Louis VII

| Becket

{{sort|Holloway|Stanley Holloway}}

| {{sort|Doolittle|Alfred Doolittle}}

| My Fair Lady

{{sort|O'Brien|Edmond O'Brien}}

| {{sort|Clark|Senator Raymond Clark}}

| Seven Days in May

{{sort|Tracy|Lee Tracy}}

| {{sort|Hockstader|President Art Hockstader}}

| {{sort|Best|The Best Man}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1965
(38th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Balsam|Martin Balsam}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Burns|Arnold Burns}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Thousand|A Thousand Clowns}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966|title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003812/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Bannen|Ian Bannen}}

| {{sort|Crow|"Ratbags" Crow}}

| {{sort|Flight|The Flight of the Phoenix}}

{{sort|Courtenay|Tom Courtenay}}

| {{sort|Antipov|Pavel "Pasha" Antipov / Strelnikov}}

| Doctor Zhivago

{{sort|Dunn|Michael Dunn}}

| {{sort|Glocken|Carl Glocken}}

| Ship of Fools

{{sort|Finlay|Frank Finlay}}

| Iago

| Othello

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1966
(39th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Matthau|Walter Matthau}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Gingrich|"Whiplash Willie" Gingrich}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fortune|The Fortune Cookie}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967|title=The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003824/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

Mako

| Po-han

| {{sort|Sand|The Sand Pebbles}}

{{sort|Mason|James Mason}}

| {{sort|Leamington|James Leamington}}

| Georgy Girl

{{sort|Segal|George Segal}}

| Nick

| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

{{sort|Shaw|Robert Shaw}}

| King Henry VIII

| {{sort|Man|A Man for All Seasons}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1967
(40th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kennedy|George Kennedy}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Dragline

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Cool Hand Luke

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1968|title=The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003842/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1968|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Cassavetes|John Cassavetes}}

| {{sort|Franko|Victor R. Franko}}

| {{sort|Dirty|The Dirty Dozen}}

{{sort|Hackman|Gene Hackman}}

| {{sort|Barrow|Buck Barrow}}

| Bonnie and Clyde

{{sort|Kellaway|Cecil Kellaway}}

| {{sort|Ryan|Monsignor Mike Ryan}}

| Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

{{sort|Pollard|Michael J. Pollard}}

| {{sort|Moss|C.W. Moss}}

| Bonnie and Clyde

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1968
(41st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Albertson|Jack Albertson}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Cleary|John Cleary}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Subject|The Subject Was Roses}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|title=The 41st Academy Awards (1969) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003856/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Cassel|Seymour Cassel}}

| Chet

| Faces

{{sort|Massey|Daniel Massey}}

| {{sort|Coward|Noël Coward}}

| Star!

{{sort|Wild|Jack Wild}}

| {{sort|Artful|The Artful Dodger}}

| Oliver!

{{sort|Wilder|Gene Wilder}}

| {{sort|Bloom|Leo Bloom}}

| {{sort|Producers|The Producers}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1969
(42nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Young|Gig Young}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Graver|Rocky Graver}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970|title=The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402002922/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Crosse|Rupert Crosse}}

| {{sort|McCaslin|Ned McCaslin}}

| {{sort|Reivers|The Reivers}}

{{sort|Gould|Elliott Gould}}

| {{sort|Henderson|Ted Henderson}}

| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

{{sort|Nicholson|Jack Nicholson}}

| {{sort|Hanson|George Hanson}}

| Easy Rider

{{sort|Quayle|Anthony Quayle}}

| {{sort|Wolsey|Cardinal Thomas Wolsey}}

| Anne of the Thousand Days

=1970s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1970
(43rd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Mills|John Mills}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Michael

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Ryan's Daughter

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971|title=The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003910/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Castellano|Richard S. Castellano}}

| {{sort|Vecchio|Frank Vecchio}}

| Lovers and Other Strangers

{{sort|George|Chief Dan George}}

| Old Lodge Skins

| Little Big Man

{{sort|Hackman|Gene Hackman}}

| {{sort|Garrison|Gene Garrison}}

| I Never Sang for My Father

{{sort|Marley|John Marley}}

| {{sort|Cavalleri|Phil Cavalleri}}

| Love Story

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1971
(44th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Johnson|Ben Johnson}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Sam the Lion

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Last|The Last Picture Show}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972|title=The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003926/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Bridges|Jeff Bridges}}

| {{sort|Jackson|Duane Jackson}}

| {{sort|Last|The Last Picture Show}}

{{sort|Frey|Leonard Frey}}

| {{sort|Kamzoil|Motel Kamzoil}}

| Fiddler on the Roof

{{sort|Jaeckel|Richard Jaeckel}}

| {{sort|Stamper|Joe Ben Stamper}}

| Sometimes a Great Notion

{{sort|Scheider|Roy Scheider}}

| {{sort|Russo|Buddy "Cloudy" Russo}}

| {{sort|French|The French Connection}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1972
(45th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Grey|Joel Grey}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Master of Ceremonies

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Cabaret

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1973|title=The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003938/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1973|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Albert|Eddie Albert}}

| {{sort|Corcoran|Mr. Corcoran}}

| {{sort|Heartbreak|The Heartbreak Kid}}

{{sort|Caan|James Caan}}

| {{sort|Corleone|Santino "Sonny" Corleone}}

| rowspan="3" | {{sort|Godfather1|The Godfather}}

{{sort|Duvall|Robert Duvall}}

| {{sort|Hagen|Tom Hagen}}

{{sort|Pacino|Al Pacino}}

| {{sort|Corleone|Michael Corleone}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1973
(46th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Houseman|John Houseman}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kingsfield|Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Paper|The Paper Chase}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974|title=The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003953/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Gardenia|Vincent Gardenia}}

| {{sort|Schnell|Dutch Schnell}}

| Bang the Drum Slowly

{{sort|Gilford|Jack Gilford}}

| {{sort|Greene|Phil Greene}}

| Save the Tiger

{{sort|Miller|Jason Miller}}

| {{sort|Karras|Father Damien Karras}}

| {{sort|Exorcist|The Exorcist}}

{{sort|Quaid|Randy Quaid}}

| {{sort|Meadows|Larry Meadows}}

| {{sort|Last|The Last Detail}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1974
(47th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|De Niro|Robert De Niro}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Corleone|Vito Corleone}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Godfather2|The Godfather Part II}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975|title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004005/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Astaire|Fred Astaire}}

| {{sort|Claiborne|Harlee Claiborne}}

| {{sort|Towering|The Towering Inferno}}

{{sort|Bridges|Jeff Bridges}}

| Lightfoot

| Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

{{sort|Gazzo|Michael V. Gazzo}}

| {{sort|Pentangeli|Frank Pentangeli}}

| rowspan="2" | {{sort|Godfather2|The Godfather Part II}}

{{sort|Strasberg|Lee Strasberg}}

| {{sort|Roth|Hyman Roth}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1975
(48th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Burns|George Burns}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Lewis|Al Lewis}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Sunshine|The Sunshine Boys}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1976|title=The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004018/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1976|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Dourif|Brad Dourif}}

| {{sort|Bibbit|Billy Bibbit}}

| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

{{sort|Meredith|Burgess Meredith}}

| {{sort|Greener|Harry Greener}}

| {{sort|Day|The Day of the Locust}}

{{sort|Sarandon|Chris Sarandon}}

| {{sort|Shermer|Leon Shermer}}

| Dog Day Afternoon

{{sort|Warden|Jack Warden}}

| {{sort|Karpf|Lester Karpf}}

| Shampoo

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1976
(49th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Robards|Jason Robards}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Bradlee|Ben Bradlee}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | All the President's Men

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977|title=The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004041/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Beatty|Ned Beatty}}

| {{sort|Jensen|Arthur Jensen}}

| Network

{{sort|Meredith|Burgess Meredith}}

| {{sort|Goldmill|Mickey Goldmill}}

| Rocky

{{sort|Olivier|Laurence Olivier}}

| {{sort|Szell|Dr. Christian Szell}}

| Marathon Man

{{sort|Young|Burt Young}}

| {{sort|Pennino|Paulie Pennino}}

| Rocky

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1977
(50th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Robards|Jason Robards}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Hammett|Dashiell Hammett}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Julia

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978|title=The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004056/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Baryshnikov|Mikhail Baryshnikov}}

| {{sort|Kopeikine|Yuri Kopeikine}}

| {{sort|Turning|The Turning Point}}

{{sort|Firth|Peter Firth}}

| {{sort|Strang|Alan Strang}}

| Equus

{{sort|Guinness|Alec Guinness}}

| {{sort|Kenobi|Obi-Wan Kenobi}}

| Star Wars

{{sort|Schell|Maximilian Schell}}

| Johann

| Julia

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1978
(51st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Walken|Christopher Walken}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Chevotarevich|Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Deer|The Deer Hunter}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979|title=The 51st Academy Awards (1979) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004111/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1979|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Dern|Bruce Dern}}

| {{sort|Hyde|Captain Bob Hyde}}

| Coming Home

{{sort|Farnsworth|Richard Farnsworth}}

| Dodger

| Comes a Horseman

{{sort|Hurt|John Hurt}}

| Max

| Midnight Express

{{sort|Warden|Jack Warden}}

| {{sort|Corkle|Max Corkle}}

| Heaven Can Wait

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1979
(52nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Douglas|Melvyn Douglas}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Rand|Benjamin Rand}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Being There

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980|title=The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402002939/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Duvall|Robert Duvall}}

| {{sort|Kilgore|Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore}}

| Apocalypse Now

{{sort|Forrest|Frederic Forrest}}

| {{sort|Dyer|Houston Dyer}}

| {{sort|Rose|The Rose}}

{{sort|Henry|Justin Henry}}

| {{sort|Kramer|Billy Kramer}}

| Kramer vs. Kramer

{{sort|Rooney|Mickey Rooney}}

| {{sort|Dailey|Henry Dailey}}

| {{sort|Black|The Black Stallion}}

=1980s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1980
(53rd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Hutton|Timothy Hutton}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Jarrett|Conrad Jarrett}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Ordinary People

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981|title=The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004127/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Hirsch|Judd Hirsch}}

| {{sort|Berger|Dr. Tyrone C. Berger}}

| Ordinary People

{{sort|O'Keefe|Michael O'Keefe}}

| {{sort|Meechum|Ben Meechum}}

| {{sort|Great|The Great Santini}}

{{sort|Pesci|Joe Pesci}}

| {{sort|LaMotta|Joey LaMotta}}

| Raging Bull

{{sort|Robards|Jason Robards}}

| {{sort|Hughes|Howard Hughes}}

| Melvin and Howard

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1981
(54th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Gielgud|John Gielgud}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Hobson

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Arthur

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982|title=The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004138/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Coco|James Coco}}

| {{sort|Perrino|Jimmy Perrino}}

| Only When I Laugh

{{sort|Holm|Ian Holm}}

| {{sort|Mussabini|Sam Mussabini}}

| Chariots of Fire

{{sort|Nicholson|Jack Nicholson}}

| {{sort|O'Neill|Eugene O'Neill}}

| Reds

{{sort|Rollins|Howard Rollins}}

| {{sort|Walker|Coalhouse Walker Jr.}}

| Ragtime

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1982
(55th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Gossett Jr.|Louis Gossett Jr.}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Foley|Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Officer|An Officer and a Gentleman}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 27, 2013 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html |archive-date=September 5, 2012}}

{{sort|Durning|Charles Durning}}

| The Governor of Texas

| {{sort|Best|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas}}

{{sort|Lithgow|John Lithgow}}

| {{sort|Muldoon|Roberta Muldoon}}

| {{sort|World|The World According to Garp}}

{{sort|Mason|James Mason}}

| {{sort|Concannon|Ed Concannon}}

| {{sort|Verdict|The Verdict}}

{{sort|Preston|Robert Preston}}

| {{sort|Todd|Carroll 'Toddy' Todd}}

| Victor/Victoria

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1983
(56th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Nicholson|Jack Nicholson}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Breedlove|Garrett Breedlove}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Terms of Endearment

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1984|title=The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004202/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1984|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Durning|Charles Durning}}

| {{sort|Erhardt|Colonel Erhardt}}

| To Be or Not to Be

{{sort|Lithgow|John Lithgow}}

| {{sort|Burns|Sam Burns}}

| Terms of Endearment

{{sort|Shepard|Sam Shepard}}

| {{sort|Yeager|Chuck Yeager}}

| {{sort|Right|The Right Stuff}}

{{sort|Torn|Rip Torn}}

| {{sort|Turner|Marsh Turner}}

| Cross Creek

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1984
(57th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ngor|Haing S. Ngor}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Pran|Dith Pran}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Killing|The Killing Fields}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985|title=The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004214/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Caesar|Adolph Caesar}}

| {{sort|Waters|Sgt. Vernon Waters}}

| {{sort|Soldier's|A Soldier's Story}}

{{sort|Malkovich|John Malkovich}}

| {{sort|Will|Mr. Will}}

| Places in the Heart

{{sort|Morita|Pat Morita}}

| {{sort|Miyagi|Mr. Miyagi}}

| {{sort|Karate|The Karate Kid}}

{{sort|Richardson|Ralph Richardson}} †

| {{sort|Greystoke|The Sixth Earl of Greystoke}}

| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1985
(58th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ameche|Don Ameche}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Selwyn|Arthur Selwyn}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Cocoon

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986|title=The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004226/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Brandauer|Klaus Maria Brandauer}}

| {{sort|Blixen-Finecke|Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke}} and {{sort|Blixen-Finecke|Baron Hans von Blixen-Finecke}}

| Out of Africa

{{sort|Hickey|William Hickey}}

| {{sort|Prizzi|Don Corrado Prizzi}}

| Prizzi's Honor

{{sort|Loggia|Robert Loggia}}

| {{sort|Ransom|Sam Ransom}}

| Jagged Edge

{{sort|Roberts|Eric Roberts}}

| {{sort|McGeehy|Buck McGeehy}}

| Runaway Train

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1986
(59th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Caine|Michael Caine}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Daniels|Elliott Daniels}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Hannah and Her Sisters

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987|title=The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004243/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Berenger|Tom Berenger}}

| {{sort|Barnes|Sgt. Bob Barnes}}

| rowspan=2 | Platoon

{{sort|Dafoe|Willem Dafoe}}

| {{sort|Grodin|Sgt. Elias Grodin}}

{{sort|Elliott|Denholm Elliott}}

| {{sort|Emerson|Mr. Emerson}}

| {{sort|Room|A Room with a View}}

{{sort|Hopper|Dennis Hopper}}

| {{sort|Flatch|Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch}}

| Hoosiers

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1987
(60th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Connery|Sean Connery}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Malone|Jimmy Malone}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Untouchables|The Untouchables}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988|title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004300/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Brooks|Albert Brooks}}

| {{sort|Altman|Aaron Altman}}

| Broadcast News

{{sort|Freeman|Morgan Freeman}}

| {{sort|Smalls|Leo "Fast Black" Smalls Jr.}}

| Street Smart

{{sort|Gardenia|Vincent Gardenia}}

| {{sort|Castorini|Cosmo Castorini}}

| Moonstruck

{{sort|Washington|Denzel Washington}}

| {{sort|Biko|Steve Biko}}

| Cry Freedom

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1988
(61st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kline|Kevin Kline}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|West|Otto West}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fish|A Fish Called Wanda}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989|title=The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706095646/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/61st-winners.html|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}

{{sort|Guinness|Alec Guinness}}

| {{sort|Dorrit|William Dorrit}}

| Little Dorrit

{{sort|Landau|Martin Landau}}

| {{sort|Karatz|Abe Karatz}}

| Tucker: The Man and His Dream

{{sort|Phoenix|River Phoenix}}

| {{sort|Pope|Danny Pope}}

| Running on Empty

{{sort|Stockwell|Dean Stockwell}}

| {{sort|Russo|Tony "The Tiger" Russo}}

| Married to the Mob

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1989
(62nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Washington|Denzel Washington}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Trip|Pvt. Silas Trip}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Glory

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1990|title=The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402002952/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1990|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Aiello|Danny Aiello}}

| {{sort|Frangione|Sal Frangione}}

| Do the Right Thing

{{sort|Aykroyd|Dan Aykroyd}}

| {{sort|Werthan|Boolie Werthan}}

| Driving Miss Daisy

{{sort|Brando|Marlon Brando}}

| {{sort|Mackenzie|Ian Mackenzie}}

| {{sort|Dry|A Dry White Season}}

{{sort|Landau|Martin Landau}}

| {{sort|Rosenthal|Judah Rosenthal}}

| Crimes and Misdemeanors

=1990s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1990
(63rd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Pesci|Joe Pesci}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|DeVito|Tommy DeVito}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | GoodFellas

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991|title=The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004341/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Davison|Bruce Davison}}

| David

| Longtime Companion

{{sort|García|Andy García}}

| {{sort|Mancini|Vincent Mancini}}

| {{sort|Godfather3|The Godfather Part III}}

{{sort|Greene|Graham Greene}}

| Kicking Bird

| Dances With Wolves

{{sort|Pacino|Al Pacino}}

| {{sort|Caprice|Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice}}

| Dick Tracy

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1991
(64th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Palance|Jack Palance}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Washburn|Curly Washburn}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | City Slickers

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992|title=The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004405/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Jones|Tommy Lee Jones}}

| {{sort|Shaw|Clay Shaw}}

| JFK

{{sort|Keitel|Harvey Keitel}}

| {{sort|Cohen|Mickey Cohen}}

| rowspan="2" | Bugsy

{{sort|Kingsley|Ben Kingsley}}

| {{sort|Lansky|Meyer Lansky}}

{{sort|Lerner|Michael Lerner}}

| {{sort|Lipnick|Jack Lipnick}}

| Barton Fink

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1992
(65th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Hackman|Gene Hackman}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Daggett|"Little" Bill Daggett}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Unforgiven

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993|title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004418/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Davidson|Jaye Davidson}}

| Dil

| {{sort|Crying|The Crying Game}}

{{sort|Nicholson|Jack Nicholson}}

| {{sort|Jessep|Col. Nathan R. Jessep}}

| {{sort|Few|A Few Good Men}}

{{sort|Pacino|Al Pacino}}

| {{sort|Roma|Richard "Ricky" Roma}}

| Glengarry Glen Ross

{{sort|Paymer|David Paymer}}

| {{sort|Young|Stan Young}}

| Mr. Saturday Night

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1993
(66th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Jones|Tommy Lee Jones}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Gerard|U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fugitive|The Fugitive}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994|title=The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004432/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|DiCaprio|Leonardo DiCaprio}}

| {{sort|Grape|Arnold "Arnie" Grape}}

| What's Eating Gilbert Grape

{{sort|Fiennes|Ralph Fiennes}}

| {{sort|Göth|Amon Göth}}

| Schindler's List

{{sort|Malkovich|John Malkovich}}

| {{sort|Leary|Mitch Leary}}

| In the Line of Fire

{{sort|Postlethwaite|Pete Postlethwaite}}

| {{sort|Conlon|Giuseppe Conlon}}

| In the Name of the Father

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1994
(67th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Landau|Martin Landau}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Lugosi|Béla Lugosi}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Ed Wood

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995|title=The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004445/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Jackson|Samuel L. Jackson}}

| {{sort|Winnfield|Jules Winnfield}}

| Pulp Fiction

{{sort|Palminteri|Chazz Palminteri}}

| Cheech

| Bullets Over Broadway

{{sort|Scofield|Paul Scofield}}

| {{sort|Van Doren|Mark Van Doren}}

| Quiz Show

{{sort|Sinise|Gary Sinise}}

| {{sort|Taylor|Lt. Dan Taylor}}

| Forrest Gump

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1995
(68th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Spacey|Kevin Spacey}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kint|Roger "Verbal" Kint}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Usual|The Usual Suspects}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1996|title=The 68th Academy Awards (1996) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004458/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1996|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Cromwell|James Cromwell}}

| {{sort|Hoggett|Arthur Hoggett}}

| Babe

{{sort|Harris|Ed Harris}}

| {{sort|Kranz|Gene Kranz}}

| Apollo 13

{{sort|Pitt|Brad Pitt}}

| {{sort|Goines|Jeffrey Goines}}

| 12 Monkeys

{{sort|Roth|Tim Roth}}

| {{sort|Cunningham|Archibald Cunningham}}

| Rob Roy

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1996
(69th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Gooding|Cuba Gooding Jr.}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Tidwell|Rod Tidwell}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Jerry Maguire

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997|title=The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004512/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Macy|William H. Macy}}

| {{sort|Lundegaard|Jerry Lundegaard}}

| Fargo

{{sort|Mueller-Stahl|Armin Mueller-Stahl}}

| {{sort|Helfgott|Peter Helfgott}}

| Shine

{{sort|Norton|Edward Norton}}

| {{sort|Stampler|Aaron Stampler}}

| Primal Fear

{{sort|Woods|James Woods}}

| {{sort|De La Beckwith|Byron De La Beckwith}}

| Ghosts of Mississippi

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1997
(70th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Williams|Robin Williams}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Maguire|Sean Maguire}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Good Will Hunting

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998|title=The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004523/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Forster|Robert Forster}}

| {{sort|Cherry|Max Cherry}}

| Jackie Brown

{{sort|Hopkins|Anthony Hopkins}}

| {{sort|Adams|John Quincy Adams}}

| Amistad

{{sort|Kinnear|Greg Kinnear}}

| {{sort|Bishop|Simon Bishop}}

| As Good as It Gets

{{sort|Reynolds|Burt Reynolds}}

| {{sort|Horner|Jack Horner}}

| Boogie Nights

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1998
(71st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Coburn|James Coburn}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Whitehouse|Glen Whitehouse}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Affliction

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999|title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004536/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Duvall|Robert Duvall}}

| {{sort|Facher|Jerome Facher}}

| {{sort|Civil|A Civil Action}}

{{sort|Harris|Ed Harris}}

| Christof

| {{sort|Truman|The Truman Show}}

{{sort|Rush|Geoffrey Rush}}

| {{sort|Henslowe|Philip Henslowe}}

| Shakespeare in Love

{{sort|Thornton|Billy Bob Thornton}}

| {{sort|Mitchell|Jacob Mitchell}}

| {{sort|Simple|A Simple Plan}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 1999
(72nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Caine|Michael Caine}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Larch|Dr. Wilbur Larch}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Cider|The Cider House Rules}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000|title=The 72nd Academy Awards (2000) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003006/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Cruise|Tom Cruise}}

| {{sort|Mackey|Frank T.J. Mackey}}

| Magnolia

{{sort|Duncan|Michael Clarke Duncan}}

| {{sort|Coffey|John Coffey}}

| {{sort|Green|The Green Mile}}

{{sort|Law|Jude Law}}

| {{sort|Greenleaf|Dickie Greenleaf}}

| {{sort|Talented|The Talented Mr. Ripley}}

{{sort|Osment|Haley Joel Osment}}

| {{sort|Sear|Cole Sear}}

| {{sort|Sixth|The Sixth Sense}}

=2000s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2000
(73rd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|del Toro|Benicio del Toro}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Rodriguez|Javier Rodriguez}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Traffic

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001|title=The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004546/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2001|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Bridges|Jeff Bridges}}

| {{sort|Evans|Jackson Evans}}

| {{sort|Contender|The Contender}}

{{sort|Dafoe|Willem Dafoe}}

| {{sort|Schreck|Max Schreck}}

| Shadow of the Vampire

{{sort|Finney|Albert Finney}}

| {{sort|Masry|Edward L. Masry}}

| Erin Brockovich

{{sort|Phoenix|Joaquin Phoenix}}

| Emperor Commodus

| Gladiator

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2001
(74th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Broadbent|Jim Broadbent}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Bayley|John Bayley}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Iris

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002|title=The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004559/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Hawke|Ethan Hawke}}

| {{sort|Hoyt|Jake Hoyt}}

| Training Day

{{sort|Kingsley|Ben Kingsley}}

| {{sort|Logan|Don Logan}}

| Sexy Beast

{{sort|McKellen|Ian McKellen}}

| Gandalf the Grey

| {{sort|Lord|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring}}

{{sort|Voight|Jon Voight}}

| {{sort|Cosell|Howard Cosell}}

| Ali

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2002
(75th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Cooper|Chris Cooper}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Laroche|John Laroche}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Adaptation

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003|title=The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004617/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Harris|Ed Harris}}

| {{sort|Brown|Richard "Richie" Brown}}

| {{sort|Hours|The Hours}}

{{sort|Newman|Paul Newman}}

| {{sort|Rooney|John Rooney}}

| Road to Perdition

{{sort|Reilly|John C. Reilly}}

| {{sort|Hart|Amos Hart}}

| Chicago

{{sort|Walken|Christopher Walken}}

| {{sort|Abagnale|Frank Abagnale Sr.}}

| Catch Me If You Can

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2003
(76th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Robbins|Tim Robbins}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Boyle|Dave Boyle}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Mystic River

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2004|title=The 76th Academy Awards (2004) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004632/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2004|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Baldwin|Alec Baldwin}}

| {{sort|Kaplow|Shelly Kaplow}}

| {{sort|Cooler|The Cooler}}

{{sort|del Toro|Benicio del Toro}}

| {{sort|Jordan|Jack Jordan}}

| 21 Grams

{{sort|Hounsou|Djimon Hounsou}}

| Mateo

| In America

{{sort|Watanabe|Ken Watanabe}}

| {{sort|Katsumoto|Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto}}

| {{sort|Last|The Last Samurai}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2004
(77th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Freeman|Morgan Freeman}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Dupris|Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Million Dollar Baby

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005|title=The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601231314/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005|archive-date=June 1, 2017}}

{{sort|Alda|Alan Alda}}

| {{sort|Brewster|Owen Brewster}}

| {{sort|Aviator|The Aviator}}

{{sort|Church|Thomas Haden Church}}

| {{sort|Cole|Jack Cole}}

| Sideways

{{sort|Foxx|Jamie Foxx}}

| {{sort|Durocher|Max Durocher}}

| Collateral

{{sort|Owen|Clive Owen}}

| {{sort|Gray|Larry Gray}}

| Closer

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2005
(78th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Clooney|George Clooney}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Barnes|Bob Barnes}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Syriana

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006|title=The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109220946/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006|archive-date=November 9, 2014}}

{{sort|Dillon|Matt Dillon}}

| {{sort|Ryan|John Ryan}}

| Crash

{{sort|Giamatti|Paul Giamatti}}

| {{sort|Gould|Joe Gould}}

| Cinderella Man

{{sort|Gyllenhaal|Jake Gyllenhaal}}

| {{sort|Twist|Jack Twist}}

| Brokeback Mountain

{{sort|Hurt|William Hurt}}

| {{sort|Cusack|Richie Cusack}}

| {{sort|History|A History of Violence}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2006
(79th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Arkin|Alan Arkin}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Hoover|Edwin Hoover}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Little Miss Sunshine

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007|title=The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004711/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Haley|Jackie Earle Haley}}

| {{sort|McGorvey|Ronald James McGorvey}}

| Little Children

{{sort|Hounsou|Djimon Hounsou}}

| {{sort|Vandy|Solomon Vandy}}

| Blood Diamond

{{sort|Murphy|Eddie Murphy}}

| {{sort|Early|James "Thunder" Early}}

| Dreamgirls

{{sort|Wahlberg|Mark Wahlberg}}

| {{sort|Dignam|Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam}}

| {{sort|Departed|The Departed}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2007
(80th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Bardem|Javier Bardem}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Chigurh|Anton Chigurh}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | No Country for Old Men

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008|title=The 80th Academy Awards (2008) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004725/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}

{{sort|Affleck|Casey Affleck}}

| {{sort|Ford|Robert Ford}}

| {{sort|Assassination|The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford}}

{{sort|Hoffman|Philip Seymour Hoffman}}

| {{sort|Avrakotos|Gust Avrakotos}}

| Charlie Wilson's War

{{sort|Holbrook|Hal Holbrook}}

| {{sort|Franz|Ron Franz}}

| Into the Wild

{{sort|Wilkinson|Tom Wilkinson}}

| {{sort|Edens|Arthur Edens}}

| Michael Clayton

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2008
(81st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ledger|Heath Ledger}} †

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Joker

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Dark|The Dark Knight}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|title=The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110111206/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|archive-date=November 10, 2014}}

{{sort|Brolin|Josh Brolin}}

| {{sort|White|Dan White}}

| Milk

{{sort|Downey|Robert Downey Jr.}}

| {{sort|Lazarus|Kirk Lazarus}}

| Tropic Thunder

{{sort|Hoffman|Philip Seymour Hoffman}}

| {{sort|Flynn|Father Brendan Flynn}}

| Doubt

{{sort|Shannon|Michael Shannon}}

| {{sort|Givings|John Givings Jr.}}

| Revolutionary Road

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2009
(82nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Waltz|Christoph Waltz}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Landa|SS Colonel Hans Landa}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Inglourious Basterds

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2010|title=The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929191037/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/82nd-winners.html|archive-date=September 29, 2012}}

{{sort|Damon|Matt Damon}}

| {{sort|Pienaar|Francois Pienaar}}

| Invictus

{{sort|Harrelson|Woody Harrelson}}

| {{sort|Stone|Captain Tony Stone}}

| {{sort|Messenger|The Messenger}}

{{sort|Plummer|Christopher Plummer}}

| {{sort|Tolstoy|Leo Tolstoy}}

| {{sort|Last|The Last Station}}

{{sort|Tucci|Stanley Tucci}}

| {{sort|Harvey|George Harvey}}

| {{sort|Lovely|The Lovely Bones}}

=2010s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2010
(83rd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Bale|Christian Bale}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Eklund|Dicky Eklund}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fighter|The Fighter}}

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2011|title=The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132752/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html|archive-date=June 5, 2011}}

{{sort|Hawkes|John Hawkes}}

| {{sort|Dolly|Teardrop Dolly}}

| Winter's Bone

{{sort|Renner|Jeremy Renner}}

| {{sort|Coughlin|James "Jem" Coughlin}}

| {{sort|Town|The Town}}

{{sort|Ruffalo|Mark Ruffalo}}

| {{sort|Hatfield|Paul Hatfield}}

| {{sort|Kids|The Kids Are All Right}}

{{sort|Rush|Geoffrey Rush}}

| {{sort|Logue|Lionel Logue}}

| {{sort|King's|The King's Speech}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2011
(84th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Plummer|Christopher Plummer}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fields|Hal Fields}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Beginners

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2012|title=The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015232303/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2012|archive-date=October 15, 2014}}

{{sort|Branagh|Kenneth Branagh}}

| {{sort|Olivier|Laurence Olivier}}

| My Week with Marilyn

{{sort|Hill|Jonah Hill}}

| {{sort|Brand|Peter Brand}}

| Moneyball

{{sort|Nolte|Nick Nolte}}

| {{sort|Conlon|Paddy Conlon}}

| Warrior

{{sort|von Sydow|Max von Sydow}}

| {{sort|Renter|The Renter}}

| Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2012
(85th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Waltz|Christoph Waltz}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Schultz|Dr. King Schultz}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Django Unchained

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013|title=The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014074656/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013|archive-date=October 14, 2014}}

{{sort|Arkin|Alan Arkin}}

| {{sort|Siegel|Lester Siegel}}

| Argo

{{sort|De Niro|Robert De Niro}}

| {{sort|Solitano|Patrizio Solitano Sr.}}

| Silver Linings Playbook

{{sort|Hoffman|Philip Seymour Hoffman}}

| {{sort|Dodd|Lancaster Dodd}}

| {{sort|Master|The Master}}

{{sort|Jones|Tommy Lee Jones}}

| {{sort|Stevens|Thaddeus Stevens}}

| Lincoln

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2013
(86th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Leto|Jared Leto}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Rayon

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Dallas Buyers Club

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2014|title=The 86th Academy Awards (2014) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014193700/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2014|archive-date=October 14, 2014}}

{{sort|Abdi|Barkhad Abdi}}

| {{sort|Muse|Abduwali Muse}}

| Captain Phillips

{{sort|Cooper|Bradley Cooper}}

| {{sort|DiMaso|Richie DiMaso}}

| American Hustle

{{sort|Fassbender|Michael Fassbender}}

| {{sort|Epps|Edwin Epps}}

| 12 Years a Slave

{{sort|Hill|Jonah Hill}}

| {{sort|Azoff|Donnie Azoff}}

| {{sort|Wolf|The Wolf of Wall Street}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2014
(87th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Simmons|J. K. Simmons}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Fletcher|Terence Fletcher}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Whiplash

| rowspan=5| {{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015|title=The 87th Academy Awards (2015) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310051043/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015|archive-date=March 10, 2015}}

{{sort|Duvall|Robert Duvall}}

| {{sort|Palmer|Joseph Palmer}}

| {{sort|Judge|The Judge}}

{{sort|Hawke|Ethan Hawke}}

| {{sort|Evans|Mason Evans Sr.}}

| Boyhood

{{sort|Norton|Edward Norton}}

| {{sort|Shiner|Mike Shiner}}

| Birdman

{{sort|Ruffalo|Mark Ruffalo}}

| {{sort|Schultz|David Schultz}}

| Foxcatcher

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2015
(88th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Rylance|Mark Rylance}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Abel|Rudolf Abel}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Bridge of Spies

| rowspan=5| {{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016|title=The 88th Academy Awards (2016) Nominees and Winners|access-date=January 14, 2016|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125161918/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016|archive-date=January 25, 2016}}

{{sort|Bale|Christian Bale}}

| {{sort|Burry|Michael Burry}}

| {{sort|Big|The Big Short}}

{{sort|Hardy|Tom Hardy}}

| {{sort|Fitzgerald|John Fitzgerald}}

| {{sort|Revenant|The Revenant}}

{{sort|Ruffalo|Mark Ruffalo}}

| {{sort|Rezendes|Michael Rezendes}}

| {{sort|Spotlight|Spotlight}}

{{sort|Stallone|Sylvester Stallone}}

| {{sort|Balboa|Rocky Balboa}}

| {{sort|Creed|Creed}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2016
(89th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ali|Mahershala Ali}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Juan

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Moonlight

| rowspan=5| {{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017|title=The 89th Academy Awards (2017) Nominees and Winners|access-date=January 14, 2017|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303235233/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017|archive-date=March 3, 2017}}

{{sort|Bridges|Jeff Bridges}}

| {{sort|Hamilton|Marcus Hamilton}}

| Hell or High Water

{{sort|Hedges|Lucas Hedges}}

| {{sort|Chandler|Patrick Chandler}}

| Manchester by the Sea

{{sort|Patel|Dev Patel}}

| {{sort|Brierley|Saroo Brierley}}

| Lion

{{sort|Shannon|Michael Shannon}}

| {{sort|Andes|Bobby Andes}}

| Nocturnal Animals

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2017
(90th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Rockwell|Sam Rockwell}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Dixon|Jason Dixon}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

| rowspan=5| {{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018|title=The 90th Academy Awards (2018) Nominees and Winners|access-date=March 4, 2018|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|archive-date=March 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304012916/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018|url-status=live}}

{{sort|Dafoe|Willem Dafoe}}

| {{sort|Hicks|Bobby Hicks}}

| {{sort|Florida|The Florida Project}}

{{sort|Harrelson|Woody Harrelson}}

| {{sort|Willoughby|Bill Willoughby}}

| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

{{sort|Jenkins|Richard Jenkins}}

| Giles

| {{sort|Shape|The Shape of Water}}

{{sort|Plummer|Christopher Plummer}}

| {{sort|Getty|J. Paul Getty}}

| All the Money in the World

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2018
(91st)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Ali|Mahershala Ali}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Shirley|Don Shirley}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Green Book

| rowspan=5| {{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019|title=The 90th Academy Awards (2019) Nominees and Winners|access-date=February 25, 2019|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|archive-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225030534/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2019|url-status=live}}

{{sort|Driver|Adam Driver}}

| {{sort|Zimmerman|Philip "Flip" Zimmerman}}

| BlacKkKlansman

{{sort|Elliott|Sam Elliott}}

| {{sort|Maine|Bobby Maine}}

| {{sort|Star|A Star Is Born}}

{{sort|Grant|Richard E. Grant}}

| {{sort|Hock|Jack Hock}}

| Can You Ever Forgive Me?

{{sort|Rockwell|Sam Rockwell}}

| {{sort|Bush|George W. Bush}}

| Vice

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2019
(92nd)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Pitt|Brad Pitt}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Booth|Cliff Booth}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

| rowspan=5| {{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2020|title=The 92nd Academy Awards (2020) Nominees|access-date=January 13, 2020|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145743/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2020|url-status=live}}

{{sort|Hanks|Tom Hanks}}

| {{sort|Rogers|Fred Rogers}}

| {{sort|Beautiful|A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood}}

{{sort|Hopkins|Anthony Hopkins}}

| {{sort|Benedict|Pope Benedict XVI}}

| {{sort|Two|The Two Popes}}

{{sort|Pacino|Al Pacino}}

| {{sort|Hoffa|Jimmy Hoffa}}

| rowspan="2" |{{sort|Irishman|The Irishman}}

{{sort|Pesci|Joe Pesci}}

| {{sort|Bufalino|Russell Bufalino}}

=2020s=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

! scope="col" style="width:8%;" | Year

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Actor

! scope="col" style="width:25%;" | Role(s)

! scope="col" style="width:40%;" | Film

! scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2020/21
(93rd)
The eligibility period for the 93rd ceremony was extended through to February 28, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kaluuya|Daniel Kaluuya}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Hampton|Fred Hampton}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Judas and the Black Messiah{{Efn|group=c|name=Judas|An anomaly occurred when both LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya received nominations in the supporting category, despite the former being campaigned for the lead race. This occurrence is likely a direct effect of the AMPAS rule enacted after Fitzgerald's nominations at the 17th ceremony. Stanfield and Kaluuya received votes in both categories, but each of them had more nominations in supporting, thus each making the top five nominees in this category.{{cite web |last1=Eng |first1=Joyce |title=So, uh, how the hell did Lakeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya both get supporting actor Oscar nominations? |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2021/lakeith-stanfield-surprise-oscar-nomination-supporting-actor/ |website=Gold Derby |access-date=17 August 2023 |language=En-US |date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817093825/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2021/lakeith-stanfield-surprise-oscar-nomination-supporting-actor/ |url-status=live }}}}

| rowspan="5" | {{cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021|title=The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners|access-date=March 14, 2023|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501233256/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021|archive-date=May 1, 2021}}

{{sort|Baron Cohen|Sacha Baron Cohen}}

| {{sort|Hoffman|Abbie Hoffman}}

| {{sort|Trial|The Trial of the Chicago 7}}

{{sort|Odom|Leslie Odom Jr.}}

| {{sort|Cooke|Sam Cooke}}

| One Night in Miami...

{{sort|Raci|Paul Raci}}

| Joe

| Sound of Metal

{{sort|Stanfield|LaKeith Stanfield}}{{Efn|group=c|name=Judas}}

| {{sort|O'Neal|William O'Neal}}

| Judas and the Black Messiah

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2021
(94th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kotsur|Troy Kotsur}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Rossi|Frank Rossi}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | CODA

| rowspan="5" | {{cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022|title=The 94th Academy Awards (2022) Nominees and Winners|access-date=March 14, 2023|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401051947/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022|archive-date=April 1, 2022}}

{{sort|Hinds|Ciarán Hinds}}

| Pop

| Belfast

{{sort|Plemons|Jesse Plemons}}

| {{sort|Burbank|George Burbank}}

| {{sort|Power|The Power of the Dog}}

{{sort|Simmons|J. K. Simmons}}

| {{sort|Frawley|William Frawley}}

| Being the Ricardos

{{sort|Smit-McPhee|Kodi Smit-McPhee}}

| {{sort|Gordon|Peter Gordon}}

| {{sort|Power|The Power of the Dog}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2022
(95th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Quan|Ke Huy Quan}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Wang|Waymond Wang}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Everything Everywhere All at Once

| rowspan="5" | {{cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023|title=The 95th Academy Awards (2023) Nominees and Winners|access-date=March 14, 2023|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314145222/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023|archive-date=March 14, 2023}}

{{sort|Gleeson|Brendan Gleeson}}

| {{sort|Doherty|Colm Doherty}}

| {{sort|Banshees|The Banshees of Inisherin}}

{{sort|Henry|Brian Tyree Henry}}

| {{sort|Aucoin|James Aucoin}}

| Causeway

{{sort|Hirsch|Judd Hirsch}}

| {{sort|Podgorny|Boris Podgorny}}

| {{sort|Fabelmans|The Fabelmans}}

{{sort|Keoghan|Barry Keoghan}}

| {{sort|Kearney|Dominic Kearney}}

| {{sort|Banshees|The Banshees of Inisherin}}

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2023
(96th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Downey|Robert Downey Jr.}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Strauss|Lewis Strauss}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Oppenheimer

| rowspan="5" | {{cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024|title=The 96th Academy Awards (2024) Nominees and Winners|access-date=March 24, 2024|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322080415/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024|archive-date=March 22, 2024}}

{{sort|Brown|Sterling K. Brown}}

| {{sort|Ellison|Clifford "Cliff" Ellison}}

| American Fiction

{{sort|De Niro|Robert De Niro}}

| {{sort|Hale|William King Hale}}

| Killers of the Flower Moon

{{sort|Gosling|Ryan Gosling}}

| Ken

| Barbie

{{sort|Ruffalo|Mark Ruffalo}}

| {{sort|Webberburn|Duncan Wedderburn}}

| Poor Things

scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | 2024
(97th)

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Culkin|Kieran Culkin}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | {{sort|Kaplan|Benjamin "Benji" Kaplan}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | A Real Pain

| rowspan="5" | {{cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2025|title=The 97th Academy Awards (2025) Nominees and Winners|access-date=March 2, 2025|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)}}

{{sort|Borisov|Yura Borisov}}

| Igor

| Anora

{{sort|Norton|Edward Norton}}

| {{sort|Seeger|Pete Seeger}}

| {{sort|Complete|A Complete Unknown}}

{{sort|Pearce|Guy Pearce}}

| {{sort|Van Buren|Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr.}}

| {{sort|Brutalist|The Brutalist}}

{{sort|Strong|Jeremy Strong}}

| {{sort|Cohn|Roy Cohn}}

| {{sort|Apprentice|The Apprentice}}

Multiple wins and nominations

{{see also|List of superlative Academy Award winners and nominees#Best Actor in a Supporting Role}}

The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor awards:

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
scope="col" width="50" | Wins

! scope="col" align="center" | Actor

! scope="col" width="50" | Nominations

3

| Walter Brennan

| 4

rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 2

| Jason Robards

| rowspan="2" | 3

Peter Ustinov
Mahershala Ali

| rowspan="5" | 2

Michael Caine
Melvyn Douglas
Anthony Quinn
Christoph Waltz

{{main|List of actors with more than one Academy Award nomination in the acting categories#Most nominations by category (actor)}}

The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor nominations:

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
scope="col" width="55" | Nominations

! scope="col" align="center" | Actor

rowspan=8 style="text-align:center" | 4

| Walter Brennan

Jeff Bridges
Robert Duvall
Arthur Kennedy
Jack Nicholson
Al Pacino
Claude Rains
Mark Ruffalo
rowspan=16 style="text-align:center" | 3

| Charles Bickford

Charles Coburn
Willem Dafoe
Robert De Niro
Gene Hackman
Ed Harris
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Tommy Lee Jones
Martin Landau
Edward Norton
Jack Palance
Joe Pesci
Christopher Plummer
Jason Robards
Peter Ustinov
Gig Young
rowspan=52 style="text-align:center" | 2

| Eddie Albert

Mahershala Ali
Alan Arkin
Christian Bale
Michael Caine
Lee J. Cobb
Benicio del Toro
Robert Downey Jr.
Charles Durning
Peter Falk
Morgan Freeman
Vincent Gardenia
John Gielgud
Hugh Griffith
Alec Guinness
Edmund Gwenn
Woody Harrelson
Ethan Hawke
Jonah Hill
Judd Hirsch
Anthony Hopkins
Djimon Hounsou
Walter Huston
Cecil Kellaway
Ben Kingsley
John Lithgow
Karl Malden
John Malkovich
James Mason
Burgess Meredith
Sal Mineo
Thomas Mitchell
J. Carrol Naish
Edmond O'Brien
Arthur O'Connell
Brad Pitt
Anthony Quinn
Basil Rathbone
Ralph Richardson
Sam Rockwell
Mickey Rooney
Geoffrey Rush
George C. Scott
Michael Shannon
J. K. Simmons
Akim Tamiroff
Christopher Walken
Christoph Waltz
Jack Warden
Denzel Washington
Clifton Webb

Age superlatives

{{Main|List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Best Actor in a Supporting Role}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col" |Record

! scope="col" | Actor

! scope="col" | Film

! scope="col" | Age (in years)

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="height:4.5em;"

| Oldest winner

| rowspan="2"|Christopher Plummer

| Beginners

| 82

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| Oldest nominee

| All the Money in the World

| 88

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| Youngest winner

| Timothy Hutton

| Ordinary People

| 20

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| Youngest nominee

| Justin Henry

| Kramer vs. Kramer

| 8

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Films with multiple Supporting Actor nominations

There have been 22 instances in which films have produced more than one nominee within this category. All resulted in two nominations, with the exceptions of On the Waterfront (1954), The Godfather (1972), and The Godfather Part II (1974), which each obtained three.

Winners are in bold.

Multiple character nominations

Thus far, this is the only instance of the same character producing two nominated performances within this particular same category.

See also

Notes

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References

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